Legends of Country: Classic Hits of the ’50s, ’60s & ’70s

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Accompanies PBS television special of the same name.

Annotation last modified on 2018-05-24 10:32 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1New San Antonio Rose
bass:
Son Lansford (on 1940-04-16)
fiddle:
Jesse Ashlock (American violin player and songwriter) (on 1940-04-16), Louis Tierney (on 1940-04-16) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader) (on 1940-04-16)
guitar:
Herman Arnspiger (on 1940-04-16) and Eldon Shamblin (on 1940-04-16)
piano:
Al Stricklin (on 1940-04-16)
saxophone:
Joe Ferguson (on 1940-04-16), Don Harlan (on 1940-04-16), Wayne Johnson (saxophonist) (on 1940-04-16), Zeb McNally (on 1940-04-16) and Tiny Mott (on 1940-04-16)
steel guitar:
Leon McAuliffe (on 1940-04-16)
trumpet:
Tubby Lewis (on 1940-04-16) and Everett Stover (played trumpet for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys) (on 1940-04-16)
vocals:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) (on 1940-04-16)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 315 (2))
recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1940-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys42:38
2Walking the Floor Over You
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1941-04-26)
producer:
Dave Kapp
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1941-04-26)
electric guitar [electric lead guitar]:
Fay "Smitty" Smith (on 1941-04-26)
guitar:
Ernest Tubb (on 1941-04-26)
vocals:
Ernest Tubb (on 1941-04-26)
recording of:
Walkin’ the Floor Over You (on 1941-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Ernest Tubb32:36
3I Walk the Line
recording of:
I Walk the Line
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (Publisher), Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash2:44
4Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
recording of:
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (on 1952-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-07-28)
Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys42:55
5The Battle of New Orleans
cover recording of:
The Battle of New Orleans (on 1959-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1960 winner)
is based on:
The 8th of January
Johnny Horton52:34
6Sixteen Tons
acoustic guitar:
Bobby Gibbons (on 1955-09-20)
bass clarinet:
Darol Rice (on 1955-09-20)
clarinet:
Red Mandel (on 1955-09-20)
double bass [bass]:
Rolly Bundock (on 1955-09-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1955-09-20)
finger snaps and lead vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1955-09-20)
trombone:
George Bruns (on 1955-09-20)
trumpet:
Charlie Parlato (on 1955-09-20)
conductor:
Jack Fascinato (on 1955-09-20)
arranger:
Jack Fascinato
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bacci Bros Records (in 2010) and Lucky Vintage (in 2014)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-09-20)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 12)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons (on 1955-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
parody version of:
Sixteen Tons (yiddish parody)
Tennessee Ernie Ford52:37
7Young Love
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-10-30)
background vocals:
Gordon Stoker (on 1956-10-30)
lead vocals:
Sonny James (on 1956-10-30)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 40)
cover recording of:
Young Love (on 1956-10-30)
writer:
Ric Cartey (US rockabilly singer and songwriter) and Carole Joyner
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Sonny James2:32
8Walkin’ After Midnight
vocals:
Patsy Cline
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Patsy Cline4.752:35
9Oh Lonesome Me
recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Don Gibson2:31
10I’m Moving On
recording of:
I’m Moving On
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Hank Snow and his Rainbow Ranch Boys2:48
11El Paso
recording of:
El Paso (on 1959-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Marty Robbins4:23
12The Wild Side of Life
cover recording of:
The Wild Side of Life
lyricist and composer:
Arlie Carter and William Warren
publisher:
Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leeds Music Ltd., Unart Music Corp. and Leeds Music (in 1976)
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys2:44
13It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-05-03)
bass:
Johnnie Wright (US country music singer-songwriter) (on 1952-05-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (US fiddler) (on 1952-05-03)
guitar:
Jack Anglin (on 1952-05-03)
steel guitar:
Harold "Shot" Jackson (US country music guitar and dobro player) (on 1952-05-03)
vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1952-05-03)
recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (on 1952-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller (Joseph Denton Miller)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Kitty Wells2:32
14Crazy Arms
recording of:
Crazy Arms (on 1956-03-01)
writer:
Ralph Mooney (in 1954) and Chuck Seals (in 1954)
publisher:
Champion Music Corp., Leeds Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1956)
Ray Price2:33
15Six Days on the Road
cover recording of:
Six Days on the Road
writer:
Earl Green and Carl Montgomery
publisher:
Newkeys Music, Inc. and Tune Publishing, Inc.
Dave Dudley2:13
16I Fall to Pieces
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 238)
cover recording of:
I Fall to Pieces
composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Harlan Howard
Patsy Cline2:50
17Hello Walls
recording of:
Hello Walls
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. (on 1961-02-08)
Faron Young2:25
18Walk on By
recording of:
Walk On By (Leroy Van Dyke song) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Kendall Hayes (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Lowery Music Co. Inc.
Leroy Van Dyke42:22
19The Tennessee Waltz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Inc. (in 1970)
cover recording of:
Tennessee Waltz (on 1950-10-14)
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Patti Page33:02
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